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    Cool Re: Greetings Earthlings – take me to your Arca Swiss leaders

    Ole - sorry about the cognac/armagnac problem. . . you'll just have to come visit the 'slums' to refresh your XO stock ;-)

    Atul - I'm actually an editor/art director for an international defence technology magazine and therefore must shoot quite often with my D200, although I was weened on MF.

    I am also the Media Director for a small multimedia publishing company and shoot (mostly MF so far) for book covers, portraits and the like. I'm producing my own book on Pineau (the first of its kind) and wanted a 'stellar' image for the cover, so made the Arca purchase (and after living in Switzerland for ten years I am familiar with the Swiss quality).

    I'm also developing a magazine for artists here in this region and would like to somehow become one myself (big camera, big ideas. . . right?).

    I shoot those landscape, street and architectural images that most others don't 'see' and have many images hanging in houses and businesses in three countries. It's time to move on and challenge myself again.

    I found a Rodenstock macro Sironar N 5.6/210 mm (which seems to be a standard lens for LF) on ebay and would like something a bit longer (although I prefer shooting wide).

    I do appreciate the lens list and the comment from Ole about total interchangability of the camera elements. I must now survive the retribution from the wife-unit when the camera arrives (as I. . .uh. . .kinda forgot to mention it to her )

    Thanks for the info all ~

    Johnny

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    Re: Greetings Earthlings – take me to your Arca Swiss leaders

    Johnny,
    Obviously your Bride is so exquisite that only the superiority of a large format camera and lens could render a portrait that would do her beauty justice! In view of that essential fact you have spent your euros without hesitation in order to obtain an image with the photographic perfection which she, and posterity surely deserve.

    You're welcome!
    "I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White

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    Very eloquent, John, but totally ineffective. She's more interested (er. . .totally engrossed) in her work than my 'bothering' to take a photo of her. She does love my photography but is certainly not vain enough to succumb to such a tender offer of technical genuflection.

    . . .but good try!

    Thanks,

    Johnny

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    Re: Greetings Earthlings – take me to your Arca Swiss leaders

    Quote Originally Posted by sultanofcognac View Post
    I found a Rodenstock macro Sironar N 5.6/210 mm (which seems to be a standard lens for LF) on ebay and would like something a bit longer (although I prefer shooting wide).
    Fuji 240mm is longer but may be too close to 210mm Sironar you mentioned. Nikkor M 300mm is a great lens - very compact, light and modern.


    // Atul

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    Re: Greetings Earthlings – take me to your Arca Swiss leaders

    If you get a 6x7 back, then you crop from the view you had with the 210mm. In effect, the resulting images would seem like they were shot with a longer lens. Also, a 6x7 negative/transparency still contains quite a bit of information. In a way, a rollfilm back almost functions like a longer lens.

    I would actually recommend a wider lens. Then you can try out different ways to capture a scene. Longer lenses are something that might be better when you cannot get that close to what you want to photograph.

    Ciao!

    Gordon Moat Photography

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    Re: Greetings Earthlings – take me to your Arca Swiss leaders

    My experience is that the "grander" the view the longer the lens I'll use, while the closer, more intimate landscapes usualy call for a wider lens
    "I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White

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